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Fiat head: Plant closings are unavoidable
Nov 20, 2009, 19:47 GMT
Turin, Italy - Fiat head Sergio Marchionne Friday indicated that some domestic car plants would have to be closed because of plummeting auto sales. ... more
Metal prices from London Commodities Exchange
Nov 20, 2009, 18:11 GMT
London - Final prices in dollars per ton - cash and forward. Also given are the previous trading day's quotations. ... more
GM: Opel restructuring plan by mid-December; cuts up to 25 per cent
Nov 20, 2009, 17:49 GMT
Washington - US carmaker General Motors will present a new restructuring plan for its European operations by mid-December, Nick Reilly, the new head of GM Europe, wrote on his new blog Friday. ... more
Porsche board agrees to VW tie-up (Roundup)
Nov 20, 2009, 17:43 GMT
Berlin - Luxury German sports carmaker Porsche said Friday its board had agreed to the group's planned integration into Volkswagen AG, Europe's biggest auto manufacturer. ... more
London Stock Exchange quotations
Nov 20, 2009, 17:35 GMT
London - Closing prices in pence on the London Stock Exchange. In brackets movement and percentage change against the previous quotation. ... more
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Analysis and Features
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German retailers to miss out on Christmas cheer (Feature)
Nov 12, 2009, 11:54 GMT
Berlin - Germany's shopkeepers seem unlikely to feel much of the Christmas spirit this year. ... more
Fear and loathing in the workshops as GM keeps Opel (News Feature)
Nov 5, 2009, 15:28 GMT
Berlin - From the point of view of the German autoworker, the devil you know isn't necessarily better than the devil you don't. ... more
- Belarus government officials see fast money - in snails (Feature)
- Frustration marks stalled global trade negotiations (News Feature)
- Thai tableware maker upbeat on ASEAN free trade agreement (Feature)
- Crisis adds to pain and gain of ASEAN free trade pact (Feature)
- Hasta la Vista to Microsoft Vista as Windows 7 launches (Feature)
